
Roy Scheider
Biography
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.
His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).(1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).
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Acting (90 movies)

Klute
1971

The French Connection
1971

Jaws
1975

Jaws 2
1978

Romeo Is Bleeding
1993

The Russia House
1990

Marathon Man
1976

Dracula II: Ascension
2003

Dracula III: Legacy
2005

Naked Lunch
1991

2010
1984

The Curse of the Living Corpse
1964

Blue Thunder
1983

The Punisher
2004

The Rainmaker
1997

Still of the Night
1982

Cohen and Tate
1989

The Seven-Ups
1973

The Peacekeeper
1997

Chicago 10
2008

Daybreak
2000

Evasive Action
1998

Last Embrace
1979

Dark Honeymoon
2008

All That Jazz
1979

Sorcerer
1977

King of Texas
2002

The Poet
2007

Texas '46
2002

The Outside Man
1972

52 Pick-Up
1986

RKO 281
2000

Citizen Verdict
2003

Red Serpent
2002

The Fourth War
1990

If I Didn't Care
2007

Money Play$
1998

Night Game
1989

Plato's Run
1997

Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1970

The Men's Club
1986

Chain of Command
2000

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004

Silver Wolf
1999

Tiger Town
1984

The Myth of Fingerprints
1997

The Shark Is Still Working
2009

Time Lapse
2001

The Assassination
1972

Wild Justice
1994

Executive Target
1997

The Doorway
2000

Iron Cross
2009

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975

Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002

Love Thy Neighbor
2003

The Making of 'Jaws'
1995

The Definite Maybe
1997

The White Raven
1998

Better Living
1998

Paper Lion
1968

Listen to Me
1989

Loving
1970

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990

Hitler's Lost Sub
2000

A Decade Under the Influence
2003

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983

The Rage
1997

Assignment: Munich
1972

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001

New England Our Way
1974

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
2002

Falling Through
2000

The Making of Jaws 2
2001

To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972

Follies: In Concert
1986

Stiletto
1969

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998

Smiles
1964

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000

A Wind from the South
1955

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994

Jaws: The Revenge
1987

Jaws 5
1999

When It Was a Game
1991

When It Was a Game 2
1992

2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
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